Projecting apparatus



Sept. 14, 1948.

G. CL WALTERS PROJECTING APPARATUS Filed Dec; 6, 1944 g w TOR. 8%

Patented Sept. 14-, 1948 UNITED STATES rars wr orrics j r i A 72,449,187 j Y j )PROJECTING APPARATUS George C. Walters, Rocky River,Ohio. "Application December'fi, 1944, Serial No. 566,941

The purpose of this invention has been to provide a simple, inexpensiveamusement device for the entertainment of children primarily, though theinvention may be used by older peopleas well be, therefore, manufacturedat a relatively low.

cost so as to be produced in large volume.

Still another object of the invention has been to provide a projectingtoy or amusement device of the class described which may be readilymanufactured from paper or cardboard stock; and which, by very simpleoperation thereof, may project a projectile a considerable distance andwith a greater or less amount of accuracy in reference to hitting asuitable target. l

' Still another object of the invention has been to so design myprojecting device that by varying manipulation of the projectile memberand a suitable plunger member working in conjunction therewith, theprojectile may be fired, so to speak, with varying velocity, and tovarying distances at which a target may be located.

With the foregoing objects in view I have illustrated a preferredembodiment of my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the projectin device or toy, with theparts arranged preliminary to their movement for effecting projection ofthe projectile member.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, in which, however, it is seenthat the projectile member has left or been projected from the' plungermember working in the handle, ,or barrel of the device.

Figure 3 is a side elevation view showing the device of the inventionwith the parts telescoped into the position assumed when not in use, orsuitable in packing of the device in a container using a minimum amountof shipping space.

Figure 4 is a view in longitudinal sectional illustration with the partsin the positions in which they are shown in Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view through the device taken abouton the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a side view showing a modified form of projectile member.

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 6, illustrating still another formof projectile member that may be employed as a part of my inventivedevice.

Referring to the drawings and describing my 5 Claims. (01. 124 13) 2device in detail, I show in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive that my inventionis comprised, primarily, of threeparts, namely, a handle or. barrelm'emher i, a hollow plunger member 2, and a projectile member 3. Thebarrel member i is closed at one end thereof by means of a plug ormember 4. and the hollow plunger member 2 is designed to telescopetherein and snugly fit into the barrel or handle member I; The member 2likewise is capable of free sliding movement in its telescopicconnection with the barrelmember I. In regard to the projectile member3, the same comprises a head or body portion which maybe rounded, orotherwise contoured, depending upon the shape which it is desired togive theprojectile member. Said projectile member 3 is provided with ahollow shank portion. 5., The projectile member 3, in reference to theform of the shank portion 5is constructed so that the shank 5 fitssnugly and telescopes withinthe. outer'end of the plunger 2;'-The headof the; projectile member 3 has an annular shoulder that abutswith theother extremityof the plunger 2 'whenthe projectile is fitted sothat itsshank i5 enters the plunger 2 to the fullest extent POSI- sible.

With the foregoing construction in mind, it is evident that theprojectile member in conjunction. with the plunger 2 forms a sortofpiston operating along the barrelmember I. 1 j ..Now when the device ofmy invention is used by being supported b the hands, the operator orchild playing with the projecting device will preferably graspthe-barrel member I in the left hand, and pull the plunger 2 outwardlypreviousto placing the projectile member 3 in position thereon, Theprojectile member 3 will thenbe applied to the outer end of plunger 2acting as a closure therefor, so that the parts assume the positionssimilar to those illustrated in Figure 1. With the right hand graspingthe projectile member 3 at about the point of the juncture of theprojectile member 3 at its shoulder, with said plunger 2, the personoperating the device will then force the plunger 2 and the projectilemember 3 sharply inwardly toward the barrel member I the plunger 2 ofcourse telescoping into the latter by such action. By maintaining a moreor less firm gripping pressure on the members 2 and 3 at their juncturepoint or adjacent the annular shoulder of the projectile 3, the operatorof the device can control the time of release of the projectile 3 actingunder the compression of the air within the members 2 and I as themember 2 with the member 3 is 4 2. A device of the class describedcomprising a pair of telescopically associated tubes, the outermost ofwhich is closed at one end and the other of which is open at both ends,and a cap de- 5 tachably mounted on the outer end of the inner tube insealing relationship therewith, said cap being adapted to be disengagedand propelled from the inner tube by virtue of air pressure gen-;ated...by teless ig he nner ub e th the It will be noted from Figure 6that' I provide; 10 Q d: e-tub ve;v

a modified form of projectile member 3a having the hollow shank portion5a, and in this form the, projectile member is pointed, and the partsde-i scribed in reference to Figures 1 and fi imayaall'ahe;

made from paper stock or cardboard, stools and the members 3, 2, and Imay be ofTOund" form in cross section, or they may be 0f: rectanglllalorequivalent form so long as the telescopic fit;-

ting of the members I, 2, and 3 together is'pre served, using a snugsliding fit between the parts.

l -have illustratediin Figure 7 anotheriornr of projecti-lemember whichcomprises the head 3b, shankfiltand rubbercupic; The projectile-meme berot' E'ignre:Twill-operate much after themanx nerve rubber cup darts thatare quite commonimamusement projecting apparatusestor' deviceeioi'today. When the projectileememberog Fi'gureg'l' is: fired; the ru-bbercup- 30 may=strike aetarget; board andzwill by suction, afiix itself totheeboard at; the point- 0f impingement contact? While my inventionispreferably made'from paperor cardboard stock, I do not Wish to-belimifie'dfto such material because obviouslythedevice couldbelconstructed or wood, or from fiber,

onevery plasticcompounds of many different kinds sasommonlsrused today.

It will beapparent from" the foregoing: that my device provides anamusement article of highl interest and onethat may be employed indif--- frent-ways for-theprojecting of a projectile to ward a target orother object. at some distance y-I vi-ng thusdescribed myinvention,what- 1? claim as newand desire to secure byLetters-Pati entoftheUnited'States, is:

l, A projecting device of the class described; comprising abarrel-memberclosed at one end,

a= hollow plungenopen' at both endsand-- slidable snugly inwardly andoutwardly of-g the barrel" member at its opposite end} and a projectilemember fitted to close theou-terend-oi-the-hollow-plunger member and tobe projected there-- bycompressionor air between the projectile memberand the -closed end; of the barrel member incident to forcing theprojectilemember andi plunger inwardlyor toward the-closed-=endoithebarrelimember.

3: A projecting device as set forth inclaim 1, mgwhich the projectilemember includes a shank portion adapted to fit snugly into the outeropen Emit; lifjthe hollow plunger, and in which the v 1 5 plungerislongenough to project from the barrehnember so that the projectilemember may be greasned ln iorcingit and the plunger toward the closedend of the barrel member.

A projecting device of the class described,

20 comprising a long tubular member closed at one ndzandeenem. otherend, a: longtubular plunger: member epem at both ends and, slidable ehecenie he h lar-me herrst; mentions art-the p n nd h atte and atprojecti1e -..m.mh& Qenie i me a ead term d with a; shamefittine ne leno the putenepm emtonthetubular lunger membergsaid.Plun er; member?- beinlong r eneueh o; ro ec from: he long ubule: member; firstlm nti n dseithat t e proj ectile..membermay: be; emailed in; forcing; it

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5,; barrel member.

GEE!) following'references' areof' record'in the file oi-- this patent?STATES- PATENTS Number Name Date 7,904- Prisbie Feb. 25,1368 l248 507-Lefever Dec. 4,1917

